Hamid, Asmiati Abd
(2007)
The etiology of bacterial meningitis in children aged 2-60 months diagnosed at queen elizabeth hospital, kota kinabalu: before and after the introduction of hemophilus influenzae (hib) vaccine.
Masters thesis, Universiti Sains Malaysia.
Abstract
Objectives:
The objective of this study is to establish a local data about the incidence of Hib
meningitis and the effectiveness of Rib vaccination against the disease among children
aged 2 to 60 months in Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia. We
also look at the pattern of etiological agents of bacterial meningitis following a routine
use of Rib vaccine.Method:
This was a retrospective study, conducted at Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Kota Kinabalu,
Sabah, Malaysia. All case notes of patients with meningitis admitted before Hib
conjugate vaccine introduced from Jan 1999 to Dec 2001 and after the implementation of
the vaccine between Jan 2004 to Dec 2006 were evaluated in the study. The patient must
be aged between 2 to 60 months at the time of the diagnosis and the diagnosis was
confirmed by clinical fmdings and cerebrospinal fluid assessment (CSF). The etiologic
agents were based on positive CSF culture and/or latex agglutination test. Clinical
information from the case notes, including CSF results and the outcome on discharge,
were obtained. Analysis of extracted data was performed using SPSS version 12.0 and
STATA.
Results:
216 case notes of patients were included in the study, 103 patients before and 113
patients after the introduction of the Hib vaccine. Hib meningitis incidence decreased
from 2.27 to 0.3 cases per 100 000 overall population, and from 21 to 2.85 cases per 100
000 population in children less than 5 year. Hib meningitis before the vaccination was
33.0% (95% CI 24.0, 43.0) and after the introduction of the Rib vaccine Rib meningitis
significantly reduced to 6.2% (95% CI 2,5, 12.4) (p:<O.OOl). Following the Hib
vaccination, the complications were less severe and the mortality from Hib meningitis
. was significantly reduced. Pneumococcal meningitis however, was notably increased in frequency from 5.8% before the Hib vaccine period to 18.6% after the implementation of
Hib vaccine. Other organisms that caused bacterial meningitis were not affected by the
Hib vaccination.
Conclusion:
The implementation of the Hib vaccine not only reduced the incidence of Hib meningitis
but has reduced the incidence of bacterial meningitis as a whole. Patients with Hib
meningitis who received Hib vaccination has developed less severe complications and
results in less mortality. Pneumococcal meningitis however, alarmingly increased during
the period studied.
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